Li Auto Inc. (LI)
ValueMarkers Composite Index
72% above intrinsic value ($10)
Li Auto Inc. (LI) — VMCI valuation read
Headline read on LI: VMCI of 48/100 versus a Consumer Cyclical sector median of 50. The 2-point below-median position is what makes Li Auto Inc. a relative-value laggard in the mid-cap cohort, before any pillar-level review.
Form 4 filings on LI: zero in the trailing 30 days. The absence of insider transactions is itself a data point, just a low-information one. The thesis runs on financials and price action until that changes.
**Investor frame.** Three reads on LI: value (LI trades at 15.0x earnings, 17% below the Consumer Cyclical median of 18.0x), quality (ROIC of 11.0% sits 1.0pp above the Consumer Cyclical median (10.0%)), and risk (net debt to EBITDA of -0.7x leaves covenant headroom). The value read also implies an EV/EBITDA gap of +4.0x against the Consumer Cyclical 12.0x baseline.
LI rose 1.1% over the trailing 7 days, with a -20.4% read on a 30-day basis.
Li Auto Inc. operates in the energy vehicle market in the People's Republic of China. It designs, develops, manufactures, and sells premium smart electric vehicles. The company's product line comprises MPVs and sport utility vehicles. It offers sales and after sales management, and technology development and corporate management services, as well as purchases manufacturing equipment. The company offers its products through online and offline channels. The company was formerly known as Leading Ideal Inc. and changed its name to Li Auto Inc. in July 2020. Li Auto Inc. was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.
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